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HE ARIZONA RE PUBLICAN AN INDEPENDENT PROGRESSIVE JOURNAL TW EXT Y-SEVEXTII YEAR 14 PHOENIX, ARIZONA, THURSDAY MOIiNlXO, DECEMBER 21, 191 G 14 PAGES VOL. XXVII., NO. 21 ; nn GONTIITDFIECTATIDNS PRESIDENT SENDS NOTES TO BELLIGERENTS ftND NEUTRALS ItUUJKUl- , . (By Republican Associated WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. i. tiii i ii? a leu io an i lie neintToins Without actually proposing peace or oi't'cfin nicdia-lioii, the president has sent formal notes to the governments of all the warring nations suggesting that "an early occasion lie sought to call out from the nations now at war such an avowal of their respective views as to the terms upon which the war might he concluded and the arrangements which would he deemed satisfactory as a guaranty against its renewal or the kindling of any similar conflict in the future, as would make it possible frankly to compare t lieni." Wholly without notice and entirely contrary to what administration officials have described as his course, the president last night dispatched the notes to all the belligerents, and to all the neutrals for their information. Summarized in the president's own words as contained in the notes, his attitude is as follows: "The president is not proposing peace; lie is not even offering mediation. He is merely proposing that soundings he taken in order that we may learn, the neutral nations with the belligerent, how near the haven of peace may be for which all mankind longs with an intense and increasing longing, lie believes that the spirit in which he speaks and the objects which he seeks will be understood by all concerned, and he confidently hopes for a response which will bring a new light into the affairs of the world." This latest development in the rapidly moving world events toward a discussion of peace was not permitted to become known until tonight when the notes were well on their way to the American embassadors in the belligerent apitalsnnd probably already in the hands of some of them. It was a most distinct surprise to all official Washington, which had been led to believe that with the formal transmittal of the proposals of the central powers the offices of the United States would await further moves between the belligerents themselves and that certainly, in view of the spee -h of Premier Lloyd (ieorge and the announcements in Russia, France and Italy, further action by neutrals would depend upon the next careful and delicate moves of the belligerents. The whole ter.or of official opinion i throughout Washington, when the ores-' i . . i . l.icnin iu nun oeciuie KN'm II was uiaL ii immeasurably improved the pros- j poets fof some sort of exchanges Iook- , in; toward an approarh to pence din- , russions between the lielligerents. with- out impairing the position of the L'nit- ! d States) should they finally he unable ! lo find a ground on which to approach) ni:e another. I At the While House no statement whatever could be obtained as to w hether any of the powers even had intimated how they would receive the note and there was every indication j that the same careful Hecrecy. which i prevented anything whatever becoming , known about the president's action un- til it had been taken, would surround j any of the moves. Nowhere on the surface appears any indication of tne history-making events which diplomatists generally are convinced must have transpired since the ercnan allies brought forth their pro posals to dispel the generally prevalent oelief that such an action on the part of ('resident Wilson would be unacceptable to the entente powers. Rrilish embassy officials declared they were utterly taken by surprise, were wholly unable to explain it, and were emphatic in their statement that no exchanges whatever had ,.UUAa passed , through the embassy here as i orelim i ti,.. ...I..I. .'.'. i v.... - " o l III IIK Wf- man powers that i'resii ent Wilson powers that President Wilson would intercede in some way has lonu i.een wen Known and has been con--' Veyeil In different ways lo the White! iVusi '. The attitude of the entente :,l'irs as expressed by their statesmen anil certainly until recently in official advices to the American Kovernment has been tiiat peace offer by the i'nited States would be Considered almost the next thing to unfriendly. All that, however, was before the German allies of their own accord brought fotward their proposals for discussion of peace. President Wilson specifically says in the notes he la somewhat embarrassed in making the suggestion at this particular time"be-f-ause it may now seem to have been prompted by a desire to play a part in connection witli the recent overtures of the central powers." i To the central powers the president nis ins action was in no way "sug gcsiea i,y the Teutonic- proposals, while to the entente allies he says his jiote Is "in no way associated with I hem." To both sets of belligerents lie says he "would have delayed offering it until those overtures had been antovcred but r.u (he fact thut it ni.,, oucerns the uiieslion of peacu and may i urns ue considered in connection with I other proposals which have the same end In view." Diplomatists considered it incredit-ihle that the president would bring forward such a proposal at such a time unless he had reaso" to believe It would receive respectful consideration at the Lands (if all the belligerents and above Jill would not prejudice the position of the I'nited States as a possible media tor. . The German embassy view, consist Blillv hooeflil that ..ro,.i,U ..f ir.'.l allies would lead to a discussion of. ) Press Leased Wire) resident Wilson has ay- i ...... c. . ... .. io discuss icriiis oi pi-itcc -,-,. peace. was expressed in this author ized statement by Count Rernstorff. the German ambassador: "Now." said he. "I am perfectly convinced that there will be a conference." The nearesi parallel in world in his tory for 1 'resident Wilson's action was President Roosevelt's move in 1S05 to end the war between Russia and Japan. Hut In that case the president had been assured his proposal would not be disagreeable to either of the belligerents and curiously enough it was through Kmperor William of Germany that the preliminary soundings crystalized into tne stigestion that ('resident lioosevelt ; take the steps. ; Before that time President Roosevelt had conferred with fount Cassinl. the i Russian ambassador here, and with Mr. Takahira, the Japanese minister. In the Russian capital the American am-1 bassador, (ieorge von L. Meyer, had : conversations with fount Lamsdorff, , the Russian minister for foreign affairs. In Tokio, American Minister Criscom had conversations with fount ! Kiimura. the Japanese minister for for-1 ' eign affairs.. The outcome of all these, (preliminaries was that President Roosevelt was assured that he would I not be humiliated by a rejection of hist urirm i -"'o. . .... . ..i "'"ciai carries wno would i discuss the, notes thought it worthv of ! tt.,.lii.n .1,... l,e..l.l,.... t. il.... -", .'. ',.v .... ? nn, in. ion ,o .1100 I nn ionic iieeii 111 mint. 1 added : The president ran oi.lv he that h nugg"Miim t'e coiiMdoicd entirely oil Its own merits and as if it had been ma.lv in other circumr tances " The president looks forward in the note.i to Ihe part the neutrals shall take in assuring the future peace of the u-oild. He expresses lustil.cation lin 'suggesting an immediate opportunity for a comparison of views as to the turns which must precede those ultim.v.e nrraiigeminui lor the. peace. of tho world, wnich all desire, and In which 'he neutral nations as well as those at war are nudy to play their . To II responsible part." Tie objects which the belligerents hu.e in mind, the, president points out, "f virtually the sanc as staled In general terms to their oeoi.b. nn.i t.i the world, but yet the concrete ob- Jeofs of the war "have never been definitely staled." "Never yet, he says, "have the ,iu tnorltiitive statesmen of either side avowed the precise (Meets which would, if attained, satisfy them and their people, that Ihe war had been fought rut. The world has ben left conjecture with definite results' wiint r.ctmil exchange of guar intcei, what political or territorial changes or readjustments, what Htage of military si.ctess even, would bring the wit to and end. "It mav be." continues the note, "that peace- Is nrarer than .e know; that the terms which the befligerents on (he enr side and on the other would decrn it necessary to insist upon ere not so irreconclliahle ns .have been feard: that an Inter.'hnnge ! of views would clear the way at least foe I, .... , ... ... I """ ,n"Ke P' liran- (Continued on Pace Right) Hunt-Campbell Counsel Agree; Campbell to - OVER FOUR MILLION FOR SOLDIERS' DEPENDENTS WASHINGTON. Ore. -' - An n r-gent deficiency appropriation bill, carrying approximately l. "i". Was passed by both house andse:i-.Hi- aa.l .sent to tin- president fur approval. It provides $4.:r,n."'"i for dependents of national guard-nit n i'M,'ai;i'! in Mexican border servict ; iJlD.iiim for tin- Philadelphia ih'U fur the licnver and tzTi jimi fur the i';in Ki a nci.-r.i mints, and H',,-cun for til Neiv York assay office. UL? IDE IN NEXT "FEW DAYS Republican A. P. lca-d Wire j LoNlioN. rr. 2H There is ai strong probability that Great Britain's J reply to the German peace proposals 1 uoolil Km mnilo I... lore I'hriulmiiu Thia ! was the opinion in well informed rnment circle toiliiv where it U i.lso believed the renlv wilt be brief . will likely follow the lines of Mr. t.lnvil t leorire's mt.wlcn Ki.,ii'h .is i.rime n.i.iuler irwof.r i will l,,,vn . I lour open for Germany to make con i n-te (teace proMisals. Ori-at i'.ritains olfuia! reply to lier-r.utiv. as prominent officials pre-'cired to term it. will be dispatched imubiiieously with tint of her allies. Vvnr since the (lerman note was handed to the foreign office by the Atinr-mi nribassador If. has been the subject of discussions between l'rem!i r Jpyd (ieorge and his cabin -t council. vuii'h meets dally. The note and the Mnture of the reply also have been it I us:eu with Oreal '.ritain's ailies nod : t is stated that these "n rsat ions ave t rokre!,e so rapidly that pi . , limlnary drafts have already been made. it would therefore not l.e mrnrtK- ng it the allies' teplies were r-adv bv- I he e:id of the week. KspeciaMv. it i'l ! aid would thi he true in the ,-... of ' ireat Uritain's note, which the prime ' "ni'iister is ilerlared ii. be anxious 10 i lislmtch without delay When she terms of the note are def- ' Initely agreed tiion ami the document s signed by Lord Robert Cecil, who is icting foreign secretaiy in tlw ftbsepre f Mr. Halfoiir. it mav be liambsl to mbass.idor Page, with the reouest hat he f'.rwald it to the sfate ilepart. nent at Washington for I ransniissiou o tiermauv. This is tend to lie the moRt likely method. Inasmuch as the I'nited States represents the allies' interests in Germany. It in just possible, however, that (ireat Hritain may decide to disjiatch the note direct to the Uritish atnbasrador at Washington with instructions to present it to the German embassy there. A dispatch to Reuters Telegram company from Zurich says Information has been received there from Berlin that lr. von llethmai'ii-Hollweg, the German imjwtiml chsmellor. in a secret conference w ith the party leaders preceding his nnnonncement of Germany's peace offer In the relchstag, was given f ill powers to condui t peace negotiations without further consultation even w ith the patty ! leader. "The chancellor." savs the dispatch. "ri;fiied iioitit'olank to "give the leaderti any detailed particulars of his peace terms, although he stated bluntlv that these terms would not take anv con- slderation of the various expressed wishes of the numerous parties within the empire. When the leaders object- 1 1, ..l o. .i i . - o s " .o.hiik me Vila I M euoi s II.'ITIUIIIIH . ..... mr inn powers to negotiate, t r. von Hethmann-Hotlweg countered with the Sllilemen. il.nt h.. 1.1 ,..!.. ,.;'" ' . . n.r. ,0,1 .,r. ...-17 111. -i. 1 After a long argument the leaders voted the powers the chancellor wish- voted the powers the chancellor wish - es. explaining later to followers that) they were compelled to do this owing i i to the fear that if Or. von I'.ethmann- ! Hollweg resigned he would be succeed i ed by Admiral von Tirpitz.' TO BRING LEWS BACK? fPertihiican A P. Lsaiea Wlrel DK.VVKR. Dec. 2". Hearing on nn application for extradition of Sam ami Max l'vy, Denver brokers, to Arizona was begun l-fore I'nited States Commissioner Stone here today. The Levy brothers are sought to he removed to Arizona In connection with the recent closing of their Denver and I!isiee offices. The hearing will be resumed tomorrow. i1 ; Details of Sinking of Ship With Americans Aboard Republican A. P. Leased Wire WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. A detailed account of the. sinking of the I'.ritlah horse chip Russian, in which 17 Amer-, lean muleteers lost their lives, reached' the state department today by cable from Consul Keplinger at Malta. It says the steamer, rightlnfr through a strong g-ale and drenching rain In the Mediterranean was struck ustern by what was believed tot have been a torpedo, though no suhmarlno was seen, and that. 28 men including the Americans, were drowned through the capsizing of a lifeboat when the crew left the ship. loiter a trawler came to the GUARD E IS SUBJECTED TO SHARP QUIZ Republican A. P. Leased Wire W'ASHINGTuN. Iec. ;u. controversy in congress over tore of the national g..'atd federal military system via: shadowed today at hearings Shan : tile :i' - in lh fote-1I tui e committees of both the hoiiM and I senate. .Maior-t.encial Hugh I,. Scott. lucf of staff of the army. etc. oiuuied vigorous rroM.-exattiin.itii ii. by sev er.tt inenils rs i f ti e house nul l iry i iiiii-niittee when lie toJi he.l aion lesulis j of the inol il:ation of the state troops I for border oury a shown m the igereral i taff report. '.. .elusion ItawTi frtim the tigur:i li Mippait Th" innteati.in that iue gurird svsttrn is ti.effii ii nt :i ml nnrni: hie. were I ijnestloned. The s'll'-coiniiiittee ii chiirge of the fhamberl.im univers. l training bill l-fideJ in rnll Oeu. r: ! gov-lSc""' wh" alrrt h(M . ! r ":K,rt mobilization In ' -eilted t'l.' fell to t hit committee, and Major-Gen nil I. '-on - I ard V(M,d. commanding tti .it'r'i' lejiartment. who ib s-.-n-ti-d the nudt-j i!i. itnm hs "a tmgc.'lv" lu bis dire, t Pl.ltlUll HS "H tnigC'IV" l hearing beforn the comt.Mtti-c. l'.o:ii ' officers have be,-n ns, id to ap;;ai i t for cross-examination bv Sei alo' ' I t'.I .Ie 1 ... .. , I. t.,, ,.r o... . i ..,,. I ! I nuard. An ffort yesterday hv 11, I Mat '. laiid v-nator. wN, is not a mi ni- her . f the committee, to iiUev;toii ( 'oltiuel V. '. I'.rown. one of the lotficers. who comj'iled tin reisirt. re snlteil in a dash wi'.li I'hatniian Chamberlain. The latter determined ; t-Klay, how ever, to give Senator I.e. very i.piMii limlli l.. irin out the ' as to the ITV'I d..:il .on prejiaration for the ito,-v.cx- ' in prnination, it Is unib rstiwiii tiiat s'aff :olfii'or familiar with nio''Hli tmn j v ill lie i re-' ot anil l e preinred to S sul'Tpit th'- origin:il reiMuts from the mseciors. incpi.iu.K i Sanitations exan nied summary of these '.lpe of the or-The compil" I ri-iiort rvuiiIk rnent ion of any guard. spe ifk units of the The house cominifee did not ro in'" np 'I the i.:cFtion of iin vetFal ml'.i- i tary service ie"fimmend'd by the aen- ! iial staff fiiiil tieneri.ls Scott and Wmsl. The chief of staff had n.,t rtacla-d (hat portion of hs si:tetnent tit th c1ik of tie day's session. Refore Ihe t'hanihei I.' in commift' c. , lioeer. Howard II. Gro 'f Chi- i iago. pr'-sldc-nt. and Kdvard H irdiug of New York, representing the t'oi-versal Mil. tary Training League, out-' llneil their views. They will be f..!-Icwixl l mot row bv members o th" ' ih.tmher of commerce of the I'nlt-d ' States and later by certain officers i and enlisted men of tin national guard, all of whom a'e expected to support the recommendations o tne , general staff t r a compulsory service system. Sealor I'nderworxl of Ahi'iama in jected the universal sen ice discus- r'on int. i a del:ate in the senate dnr- lug tne day. asserting that ne did tiot favor compulsory -Tiilitaiy servief In time of pen c "I do believe' h added, "ttuit we hiuld hae a sufficient standing armv to prevent any nation from 1 I "nli:'g troops on our rhores. .il le '" ""' w :1 seo.nd line of reserve io i great navv anil defend the-country "ntll .aid nnse a Volunteer 'hi"'" ' When Genetnl Siott, before the I house committee ipioted from the mobilization rep .it to shun- that out , r.f ,. una-,.l!.,l Gimjirlli i,r tlflli tvi, i I ' - 1, ..,i ..i. ...n...i i,,..i.. .i..... i" ceii.iin ciu.s ...n-u io, -i o..,, only 4 T. aduilly wire nvailahle for the feudal sen (. e, ReprescnU-Anthony o:' Kansas askwl i w hether it was fair to judge tho : national guard system on a mohiliz',- natiopal gnaril system on tion of v lull was organized militia in teality Hie old Representatives i Hull .mil Green joined in this view. "Is it not a fact." Insisted Representative Green, "that neither the i national gnnro nor th" p-galnr army 1 -is contemplated by the national i!e-j fenso act of 191 was in existence p when the border call came? I General Scott admitted this w is i true, as the net did not go into ef fect until after th. call was made. H" rpiterr. ted his opinion, however, that completion of the new nrganiz '-tion would produce little better resultsRepres( ntatlve Tilson of Connecti-(fontinued on Rage Twul rescue and took the Russian In tow, but the steamer went to the bottom the next day. The consul said he was informed that the Russian was not under admiralty charter, although she had delivered ii cargo of mules at Saloniki, Ihe allied military base in Greece. The American government will makl inquiries at once to determine ilelinite-Iv the status of the shin. If it develops that she actually was a private vessel, Ihe German and Austrian governments will be asked whether one of their submarines made the attack. ENERAL SCOTT HANGS I BUYS HORSES EIGHTY-! THREE CENTS PER HEAD republican a. P. Leased Wire OMAHA. Dec. :'). -Twi l- hundred wild horses, supposed to range the gov ei nnient reseralion in Coconino county. Arizona, were sold by John Sinclair of Flagstaff to J. Sidney Smith of miNiiia. for ei-;hty-three ami a third cents a head Smith told a Jury in fel-er: I court lieie todav. Witnesses for the government iuc ioiisly testified t)iey paid $:,y to $7:, a head for these horses, believing thev were as repre sented, "bred up 'from imparted Ivr- tierons or that .Morgan or llamil- tonian stallions had been turned hsjse in tne wild nertis several years ago. Smith was a witness in his own I e-half in the g'ivernm"iit'.-i sun agaiust the I'nited states iivi'stock company and the Omaha. I.-'.nd and investment company, charged with use of the PENDENTS i Repub'ican A. P. Leatcd Wire WASHINGTON. I ev. "(I. Imle- I pendent m-mlwrs of the? Incoming house of representatives ure planning an otganii-atiou to work apart fioiu both democrat!! and repuhli- caas with the avowed purpose of j enforcing radical changes in the rules. i Iua i.tr. no imjiib iiai Xil-uu nuuU-.i for voting as u body In the sneaker- j hlp fight hut it is not imposxiblc , that such an arransement will be at- j tempted later. lnlorinal conferencek "inor.g inr!ei.e.:dentK now in congress have re-ulted in an atrreeme.it that something should be done to give more publicity to committee work. At least one of the independents has .H.lifcrrert will. 1'i.li.ni.l ll...iu,. ' veil over tne situation and will reek futther ad in s from him on how to proceed. 1 in ferences have proceed-i . ed iimetly. usual'y on the floor of the lions-. I'art.-ciuciits are disinclined to tall:, for botli democrats andrepublican;- arc eagerly seeking theit I favor, as tin- speakership situation , dally becomes more doubtful. 1 Rrpresenintitr Randall of California, pn hiidiionist. indicated today, however, the nature of the immediate I plans. We ar auMous that the rules be ' amended so that the ieope may know what their representatives are doing.'1 ne tciio. ihe present system of voting in tlin committee of tlr; whole makes it possible for members to fre- ipiLntly conceal their votes on verv ! important proposal". I think If wi leap remedy this situation and make I some changes in the method of re-1 porting bills from commit tees, an in dependent organization will he worth wl.de." Four independents, Representatives Sch'ill of Minnesota .".ml Martin of Louisiana, progressives; Randall of j Cnlilorniu. prohibitioni.,, and lotidor : of New York, socialist, are in the present house. Thev hope that rep-I re, ent at;ves-e!ei t Ktiller of Massachusetts an I Kcllv of I't-misylvani!. j anil Rankin of Montana will join them. Messrs. Fuller and Kcllv were elected as Independents. Miss Rankin is a republican, but hope of her independence is based or the fact that (Continued on Parr Two1 Republican A. P. Le.ii.ed Wlrel SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 20. War time secrets were let out of the bag today, one after the other, in the t mud States district court in the trial of Consul General Franz Ropp and assistants on conspiracy charges of vi- olating American neutrality. K. IL von Schack. vice consul and one of the defendants testified that he had been ordered by the German government to secure information on the I'acific coast concerning war munition shipments to Great Hritain and her al lies. For this purpose, he said, he hired C. C. Crowley, another of tne seven defendants, and Louis J. Smith, star witness for the government. Smith is co-defendant. "Were, these written orders?" asked John M. Rroston. lT. S. district attorney. Von Schack replied that they were. l'reston's request to kco Iheni brought an objection from Theodore Roache, of counsel for the defense, that such a demand was in violation of German anil American treaty rights covering inviolability of government documents. Von Schack said Crowley had reported to him discovery of a Japanese cruiser roaming up and down the California coast with field glasses gazing out at sea for glUnpses of German warships. The Japanese Crowley's reports showed, the witness said, had automobile wireless stations to relay any in- n r P MM PlP - WABTIMESEGHETS OUT DF BAG DURING THE BOPP TRIAL BALANCE mails to defraud in sales of more wild horses than existed in Coconino, by which the government alleges,, a large number of persons were swindled of Kins totalling $l,0"ii,i)(JO. h'mith is president of the I'nited States Live-Flock company and is one of the forty-four men indicted, eleven of whom are now on trial. Smith testified he bought l.'i.U'Mt wild horses, four thousand of which he stiil owned. He was of the opinion there were iit.niMi wild horses on the reserva- I ' tion although witnesses for the govern-I mem testified It was known there were I at no time more than 4. nun. a majority of them mavericks belonging to the state and to settlers. None of the purchasers, the witness said, insisted on the company catching the horses. They couid be corralled, he told the Jury but it would be a "man sized job." -! WOULD PATTERN AFTEr? STATE OF ARIZONA QfKRKTARo. Mix.. Ilec. :'0. A petition has lieeu presented to th" constitutionalist congress by , the cltixeiis of Mexico askin" for a provision In the new constitution abolishing the death penalty. -n 1 SH GENERAL " HEAD. Republican A. P. Leased WireJ NKW VOUK lec. 21 A desire of the British government to mobilize under oi.e general head the ent ire ocean cargo carrying facilities of the I'nited Kingdom for th exclusive ben- innmpllMnrn I1D U 1UL civill.-tM Oraitiin I ioi.H of the lliaH:Can that in.- .toicu a. ,11. n aim lilt: i: e,i i , countries, is the reason behind the '. last nights developments, it wonin r statement of Premier Llovd George i impossible bv legal means, to prevent that the shipping- of Great Britain will ! Thomas Campbell from sitting as gov-be ' nationali;ed." according to leading ernor on January 2. ll was also stated British shipping men here For some time, one t.f the representative steamship men said today all Knlihii vcsels have had abo-.;t .ine-tiiird of their cargo spaee or: :nan-ileered for grain. This space has re cently been Increased to such an extent that now the New York agent has only j alKiut one-thiid of his ship available to J private shippers. i The same authority added that it was his belief mote space would he ' controlled by the government by regulations renuiring that all cargos j be officially designated. Designation i of cm go w ill mean that the shipping in ' bottoms of any commodity other than that necessary for maintenance of army and civil life will be forbidden. it is also deemed not unlikely that Rntish ships now engaged in trade between neutral countries will be called upon to take their place in the line of ships engaged in carrying supplies to ireat Hritain and her allies. "Without official details of the proposed nationalization plan." an authority iu close touch with shipping, said: "I anticipate that in substance it means the entire resources of Great I'.ntain's merchant marine is to be brotiebt under one general executive (Continued on l'age Two) formation they secured. According to von Schack. Crowley asserted also that the Japanese cruiser ldzumo, cruising off the California coast outside the three mile limit, would relay to wireless stations in Canada information sent from the portable stations operated by the Japanese on land. Von Schack said a protest had been made to Rear Admiral Charles F. l'ond. then supervisor of thft twelfth naval district, and another letter of protest i to 'he state department. This was in i l"i Tho vice ccinsul denied that Crowley or any one else had been hired to do any dynamiting. ANOTHER (Special to The Arizona Republican) TUCSON. Dec. 20. Professor Isadore Colodny of the University cf Arizona, who vvat notified Monday by the board of regents that his services would be dispensed with after January 1, said today that he would continue to meet his classes unlets prevented by force and that he had retained the Phoenix firm of lawyers. Struckmcyer 4 Jenckes to repre Be Seated miai MARICOPA That attorneys for Governor Hunt and (iovernor-elect Campbell will today reach an agreement on a stipulation to hurry the contest, was learned last night. While no announcement was permitted to be made by either Senator Ives or Judge Sloan it Was learned on reliable authority that all opposition to the issue of the certificate f election by Sidney Oshoru would vanish this morning. (iovernor-elect Campbell "can iiualify M"d y. then, take his oath of office and repared, in case the contest is not decided against him before January I. R ;ls chief executive of the state of Arizona. I'nder terms said to have been 1 agreed to in s-eneral last night, but not to ls signed until today, the contestant will withdraw his objection to the issuance by the secretary of st.'ite of a certificate, of election, and will dismiss his appeal in the action brought by himself against Sidney I. Oslwirn as secretary of state and will dismiss ! such action. I The contestant will dismiss his ap-i ieal from the order of Judge Stanford, i dismissing the contest and by consent j of all parties, the order will be vacated iand the certificate will be deemed to j have been issued to Mr. Camplell prior j to the commencement of further r.ro-1 eeedings. The inspection of ballots for the pur pose of preparing for trial, will bo I continue", a swpuiaunn ior iue ap- poinlment of additional inspectors for the purpose of speeding up tiie insi.ee-: tion will probably he made. In effect the stipulation proposed to j !r- signed today, it is thought, will con-I cede on the part of Campbell, that Ihe j insiection shall continue hut at an increased rate of speed. And nn the part j of Hunt, it will be agreed thai the cer-Uificate issue, that all proceedings look I ing toward an injunction against Os- uirn will be dismissed and finally that such contests in other courts, as remain in effect now. will hedismissed--or in reality, transferred to Maricopa enuntv for trial, and no new court ac- tion lie started prior to the trial of tho contest nn Deo. 28. As to the proceedings in the supreme 'court Senator Ives stated before Judge ; Stanford yesterday that he was willlrur to dismiss them. Attorneys of considerable prominence last night assured The Repiit ll- in view of yesterdays and ! that the way things are moving now. j the contest will be absolutely and fin-ally settled by the middle of next I month. Tht dovelonments yesterday in the I tru;'gle between Governor Hunt and Hon. Thomas E. Camphell for the j possession of the office of governor I on January 2 were: A demand for- mallv made bv yr. Cjm'"!1 en retnrv of State Osborn for a ccrtlfl-Ite of election, and notification to Mr Campbell that the contest instituted against him in Navajo county by Sam Proctor in behalf of Governor Hunt hul somehow been resurrected, notwithstanding that Attorne" Frank 11. furley. of counsel for Governor Hint, produced n few days ago a written statement by Judge Sapp. of that countv. ihat the matter had been tr.ins'erred to Maricopa. Mr. Osborn refused to Issue the certificate, snyini' thnt he did not know whether he could do so, hut he intimated 'hat it would be issr.e.1 not later than December SH. There was another matter which, however. ca,nnot be called a development, since nothing has developed with respect to It. It camo up unexpectedly in superior court yesteednv morning in the course of an attempt hv Mr. Ives to have the record In the case so far, transferred to tho sunreme court. Thn the matter of the inspection of the ballots was opened automatic as is apt to lie done whenever '.. evs of the oniHislitg sides meel Mr. tves proposed a stipulalhin. ji one-.idei one. Fe desired a resumh-' of the Inspection of Ihe hnJIots. tip condition on his part being that i -t ficate of election should he. 1 to Mr. Campbell. And right her" there ft liltle side-plny that was regarded ns significant and de-vi. id of consideration by Governor Hunt, his counsel and friends for the face of Secretary of State Osliorn. Refore submitting the proposition, Mr. Ives said that he would like to encage in a five minutes' conference. Naturally, it was supposed that ho desired to ccr.fer w.th the onlv man who could isue such a certificate. Mr Oshorn. Rut Mr. Osborn was not In the room. However, Leroy Iadd. the governor's private secretary and Homer R. Wood, the governor's inspector, were there; that was sufficient After a talk with them in a corner. Mr. Dos announced thnt the certificate would issue provided tho (Continued on rage Three) CONTEST sent him in hit fight against the board. Colodny claims that the regents have no right to sumrr.-arily remove a professor without asslgn-ina a reason, whereas the "-agents' notification merely based his dismissal on the grounds that it was for "the best interests of the university."He claims to have the support of other members of the faculty.

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HE ARIZONA RE PUBLICAN AN INDEPENDENT PROGRESSIVE JOURNAL TW EXT Y-SEVEXTII YEAR 14 PHOENIX, ARIZONA, THURSDAY MOIiNlXO, DECEMBER 21, 191 G 14 PAGES VOL. XXVII., NO. 21 ; nn GONTIITDFIECTATIDNS PRESIDENT SENDS NOTES TO BELLIGERENTS ftND NEUTRALS ItUUJKUl- , . (By Republican Associated WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. i. tiii i ii? a leu io an i lie neintToins Without actually proposing peace or oi't'cfin nicdia-lioii, the president has sent formal notes to the governments of all the warring nations suggesting that "an early occasion lie sought to call out from the nations now at war such an avowal of their respective views as to the terms upon which the war might he concluded and the arrangements which would he deemed satisfactory as a guaranty against its renewal or the kindling of any similar conflict in the future, as would make it possible frankly to compare t lieni." Wholly without notice and entirely contrary to what administration officials have described as his course, the president last night dispatched the notes to all the belligerents, and to all the neutrals for their information. Summarized in the president's own words as contained in the notes, his attitude is as follows: "The president is not proposing peace; lie is not even offering mediation. He is merely proposing that soundings he taken in order that we may learn, the neutral nations with the belligerent, how near the haven of peace may be for which all mankind longs with an intense and increasing longing, lie believes that the spirit in which he speaks and the objects which he seeks will be understood by all concerned, and he confidently hopes for a response which will bring a new light into the affairs of the world." This latest development in the rapidly moving world events toward a discussion of peace was not permitted to become known until tonight when the notes were well on their way to the American embassadors in the belligerent apitalsnnd probably already in the hands of some of them. It was a most distinct surprise to all official Washington, which had been led to believe that with the formal transmittal of the proposals of the central powers the offices of the United States would await further moves between the belligerents themselves and that certainly, in view of the spee -h of Premier Lloyd (ieorge and the announcements in Russia, France and Italy, further action by neutrals would depend upon the next careful and delicate moves of the belligerents. The whole ter.or of official opinion i throughout Washington, when the ores-' i . . i . l.icnin iu nun oeciuie KN'm II was uiaL ii immeasurably improved the pros- j poets fof some sort of exchanges Iook- , in; toward an approarh to pence din- , russions between the lielligerents. with- out impairing the position of the L'nit- ! d States) should they finally he unable ! lo find a ground on which to approach) ni:e another. I At the While House no statement whatever could be obtained as to w hether any of the powers even had intimated how they would receive the note and there was every indication j that the same careful Hecrecy. which i prevented anything whatever becoming , known about the president's action un- til it had been taken, would surround j any of the moves. Nowhere on the surface appears any indication of tne history-making events which diplomatists generally are convinced must have transpired since the ercnan allies brought forth their pro posals to dispel the generally prevalent oelief that such an action on the part of ('resident Wilson would be unacceptable to the entente powers. Rrilish embassy officials declared they were utterly taken by surprise, were wholly unable to explain it, and were emphatic in their statement that no exchanges whatever had ,.UUAa passed , through the embassy here as i orelim i ti,.. ...I..I. .'.'. i v.... - " o l III IIK Wf- man powers that i'resii ent Wilson powers that President Wilson would intercede in some way has lonu i.een wen Known and has been con--' Veyeil In different ways lo the White! iVusi '. The attitude of the entente :,l'irs as expressed by their statesmen anil certainly until recently in official advices to the American Kovernment has been tiiat peace offer by the i'nited States would be Considered almost the next thing to unfriendly. All that, however, was before the German allies of their own accord brought fotward their proposals for discussion of peace. President Wilson specifically says in the notes he la somewhat embarrassed in making the suggestion at this particular time"be-f-ause it may now seem to have been prompted by a desire to play a part in connection witli the recent overtures of the central powers." i To the central powers the president nis ins action was in no way "sug gcsiea i,y the Teutonic- proposals, while to the entente allies he says his jiote Is "in no way associated with I hem." To both sets of belligerents lie says he "would have delayed offering it until those overtures had been antovcred but r.u (he fact thut it ni.,, oucerns the uiieslion of peacu and may i urns ue considered in connection with I other proposals which have the same end In view." Diplomatists considered it incredit-ihle that the president would bring forward such a proposal at such a time unless he had reaso" to believe It would receive respectful consideration at the Lands (if all the belligerents and above Jill would not prejudice the position of the I'nited States as a possible media tor. . The German embassy view, consist Blillv hooeflil that ..ro,.i,U ..f ir.'.l allies would lead to a discussion of. ) Press Leased Wire) resident Wilson has ay- i ...... c. . ... .. io discuss icriiis oi pi-itcc -,-,. peace. was expressed in this author ized statement by Count Rernstorff. the German ambassador: "Now." said he. "I am perfectly convinced that there will be a conference." The nearesi parallel in world in his tory for 1 'resident Wilson's action was President Roosevelt's move in 1S05 to end the war between Russia and Japan. Hut In that case the president had been assured his proposal would not be disagreeable to either of the belligerents and curiously enough it was through Kmperor William of Germany that the preliminary soundings crystalized into tne stigestion that ('resident lioosevelt ; take the steps. ; Before that time President Roosevelt had conferred with fount Cassinl. the i Russian ambassador here, and with Mr. Takahira, the Japanese minister. In the Russian capital the American am-1 bassador, (ieorge von L. Meyer, had : conversations with fount Lamsdorff, , the Russian minister for foreign affairs. In Tokio, American Minister Criscom had conversations with fount ! Kiimura. the Japanese minister for for-1 ' eign affairs.. The outcome of all these, (preliminaries was that President Roosevelt was assured that he would I not be humiliated by a rejection of hist urirm i -"'o. . .... . ..i "'"ciai carries wno would i discuss the, notes thought it worthv of ! tt.,.lii.n .1,... l,e..l.l,.... t. il.... -", .'. ',.v .... ? nn, in. ion ,o .1100 I nn ionic iieeii 111 mint. 1 added : The president ran oi.lv he that h nugg"Miim t'e coiiMdoicd entirely oil Its own merits and as if it had been ma.lv in other circumr tances " The president looks forward in the note.i to Ihe part the neutrals shall take in assuring the future peace of the u-oild. He expresses lustil.cation lin 'suggesting an immediate opportunity for a comparison of views as to the turns which must precede those ultim.v.e nrraiigeminui lor the. peace. of tho world, wnich all desire, and In which 'he neutral nations as well as those at war are nudy to play their . To II responsible part." Tie objects which the belligerents hu.e in mind, the, president points out, "f virtually the sanc as staled In general terms to their oeoi.b. nn.i t.i the world, but yet the concrete ob- Jeofs of the war "have never been definitely staled." "Never yet, he says, "have the ,iu tnorltiitive statesmen of either side avowed the precise (Meets which would, if attained, satisfy them and their people, that Ihe war had been fought rut. The world has ben left conjecture with definite results' wiint r.ctmil exchange of guar intcei, what political or territorial changes or readjustments, what Htage of military si.ctess even, would bring the wit to and end. "It mav be." continues the note, "that peace- Is nrarer than .e know; that the terms which the befligerents on (he enr side and on the other would decrn it necessary to insist upon ere not so irreconclliahle ns .have been feard: that an Inter.'hnnge ! of views would clear the way at least foe I, .... , ... ... I """ ,n"Ke P' liran- (Continued on Pace Right) Hunt-Campbell Counsel Agree; Campbell to - OVER FOUR MILLION FOR SOLDIERS' DEPENDENTS WASHINGTON. Ore. -' - An n r-gent deficiency appropriation bill, carrying approximately l. "i". Was passed by both house andse:i-.Hi- aa.l .sent to tin- president fur approval. It provides $4.:r,n."'"i for dependents of national guard-nit n i'M,'ai;i'! in Mexican border servict ; iJlD.iiim for tin- Philadelphia ih'U fur the licnver and tzTi jimi fur the i';in Ki a nci.-r.i mints, and H',,-cun for til Neiv York assay office. UL? IDE IN NEXT "FEW DAYS Republican A. P. lca-d Wire j LoNlioN. rr. 2H There is ai strong probability that Great Britain's J reply to the German peace proposals 1 uoolil Km mnilo I... lore I'hriulmiiu Thia ! was the opinion in well informed rnment circle toiliiv where it U i.lso believed the renlv wilt be brief . will likely follow the lines of Mr. t.lnvil t leorire's mt.wlcn Ki.,ii'h .is i.rime n.i.iuler irwof.r i will l,,,vn . I lour open for Germany to make con i n-te (teace proMisals. Ori-at i'.ritains olfuia! reply to lier-r.utiv. as prominent officials pre-'cired to term it. will be dispatched imubiiieously with tint of her allies. Vvnr since the (lerman note was handed to the foreign office by the Atinr-mi nribassador If. has been the subject of discussions between l'rem!i r Jpyd (ieorge and his cabin -t council. vuii'h meets dally. The note and the Mnture of the reply also have been it I us:eu with Oreal '.ritain's ailies nod : t is stated that these "n rsat ions ave t rokre!,e so rapidly that pi . , limlnary drafts have already been made. it would therefore not l.e mrnrtK- ng it the allies' teplies were r-adv bv- I he e:id of the week. KspeciaMv. it i'l ! aid would thi he true in the ,-... of ' ireat Uritain's note, which the prime ' "ni'iister is ilerlared ii. be anxious 10 i lislmtch without delay When she terms of the note are def- ' Initely agreed tiion ami the document s signed by Lord Robert Cecil, who is icting foreign secretaiy in tlw ftbsepre f Mr. Halfoiir. it mav be liambsl to mbass.idor Page, with the reouest hat he f'.rwald it to the sfate ilepart. nent at Washington for I ransniissiou o tiermauv. This is tend to lie the moRt likely method. Inasmuch as the I'nited States represents the allies' interests in Germany. It in just possible, however, that (ireat Hritain may decide to disjiatch the note direct to the Uritish atnbasrador at Washington with instructions to present it to the German embassy there. A dispatch to Reuters Telegram company from Zurich says Information has been received there from Berlin that lr. von llethmai'ii-Hollweg, the German imjwtiml chsmellor. in a secret conference w ith the party leaders preceding his nnnonncement of Germany's peace offer In the relchstag, was given f ill powers to condui t peace negotiations without further consultation even w ith the patty ! leader. "The chancellor." savs the dispatch. "ri;fiied iioitit'olank to "give the leaderti any detailed particulars of his peace terms, although he stated bluntlv that these terms would not take anv con- slderation of the various expressed wishes of the numerous parties within the empire. When the leaders object- 1 1, ..l o. .i i . - o s " .o.hiik me Vila I M euoi s II.'ITIUIIIIH . ..... mr inn powers to negotiate, t r. von Hethmann-Hotlweg countered with the Sllilemen. il.nt h.. 1.1 ,..!.. ,.;'" ' . . n.r. ,0,1 .,r. ...-17 111. -i. 1 After a long argument the leaders voted the powers the chancellor wish- voted the powers the chancellor wish - es. explaining later to followers that) they were compelled to do this owing i i to the fear that if Or. von I'.ethmann- ! Hollweg resigned he would be succeed i ed by Admiral von Tirpitz.' TO BRING LEWS BACK? fPertihiican A P. Lsaiea Wlrel DK.VVKR. Dec. 2". Hearing on nn application for extradition of Sam ami Max l'vy, Denver brokers, to Arizona was begun l-fore I'nited States Commissioner Stone here today. The Levy brothers are sought to he removed to Arizona In connection with the recent closing of their Denver and I!isiee offices. The hearing will be resumed tomorrow. i1 ; Details of Sinking of Ship With Americans Aboard Republican A. P. Leased Wire WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. A detailed account of the. sinking of the I'.ritlah horse chip Russian, in which 17 Amer-, lean muleteers lost their lives, reached' the state department today by cable from Consul Keplinger at Malta. It says the steamer, rightlnfr through a strong g-ale and drenching rain In the Mediterranean was struck ustern by what was believed tot have been a torpedo, though no suhmarlno was seen, and that. 28 men including the Americans, were drowned through the capsizing of a lifeboat when the crew left the ship. loiter a trawler came to the GUARD E IS SUBJECTED TO SHARP QUIZ Republican A. P. Leased Wire W'ASHINGTuN. Iec. ;u. controversy in congress over tore of the national g..'atd federal military system via: shadowed today at hearings Shan : tile :i' - in lh fote-1I tui e committees of both the hoiiM and I senate. .Maior-t.encial Hugh I,. Scott. lucf of staff of the army. etc. oiuuied vigorous rroM.-exattiin.itii ii. by sev er.tt inenils rs i f ti e house nul l iry i iiiii-niittee when lie toJi he.l aion lesulis j of the inol il:ation of the state troops I for border oury a shown m the igereral i taff report. '.. .elusion ItawTi frtim the tigur:i li Mippait Th" innteati.in that iue gurird svsttrn is ti.effii ii nt :i ml nnrni: hie. were I ijnestloned. The s'll'-coiniiiittee ii chiirge of the fhamberl.im univers. l training bill l-fideJ in rnll Oeu. r: ! gov-lSc""' wh" alrrt h(M . ! r ":K,rt mobilization In ' -eilted t'l.' fell to t hit committee, and Major-Gen nil I. '-on - I ard V(M,d. commanding tti .it'r'i' lejiartment. who ib s-.-n-ti-d the nudt-j i!i. itnm hs "a tmgc.'lv" lu bis dire, t Pl.ltlUll HS "H tnigC'IV" l hearing beforn the comt.Mtti-c. l'.o:ii ' officers have be,-n ns, id to ap;;ai i t for cross-examination bv Sei alo' ' I t'.I .Ie 1 ... .. , I. t.,, ,.r o... . i ..,,. I ! I nuard. An ffort yesterday hv 11, I Mat '. laiid v-nator. wN, is not a mi ni- her . f the committee, to iiUev;toii ( 'oltiuel V. '. I'.rown. one of the lotficers. who comj'iled tin reisirt. re snlteil in a dash wi'.li I'hatniian Chamberlain. The latter determined ; t-Klay, how ever, to give Senator I.e. very i.piMii limlli l.. irin out the ' as to the ITV'I d..:il .on prejiaration for the ito,-v.cx- ' in prnination, it Is unib rstiwiii tiiat s'aff :olfii'or familiar with nio''Hli tmn j v ill lie i re-' ot anil l e preinred to S sul'Tpit th'- origin:il reiMuts from the mseciors. incpi.iu.K i Sanitations exan nied summary of these '.lpe of the or-The compil" I ri-iiort rvuiiIk rnent ion of any guard. spe ifk units of the The house cominifee did not ro in'" np 'I the i.:cFtion of iin vetFal ml'.i- i tary service ie"fimmend'd by the aen- ! iial staff fiiiil tieneri.ls Scott and Wmsl. The chief of staff had n.,t rtacla-d (hat portion of hs si:tetnent tit th c1ik of tie day's session. Refore Ihe t'hanihei I.' in commift' c. , lioeer. Howard II. Gro 'f Chi- i iago. pr'-sldc-nt. and Kdvard H irdiug of New York, representing the t'oi-versal Mil. tary Training League, out-' llneil their views. They will be f..!-Icwixl l mot row bv members o th" ' ih.tmher of commerce of the I'nlt-d ' States and later by certain officers i and enlisted men of tin national guard, all of whom a'e expected to support the recommendations o tne , general staff t r a compulsory service system. Sealor I'nderworxl of Ahi'iama in jected the universal sen ice discus- r'on int. i a del:ate in the senate dnr- lug tne day. asserting that ne did tiot favor compulsory -Tiilitaiy servief In time of pen c "I do believe' h added, "ttuit we hiuld hae a sufficient standing armv to prevent any nation from 1 I "nli:'g troops on our rhores. .il le '" ""' w :1 seo.nd line of reserve io i great navv anil defend the-country "ntll .aid nnse a Volunteer 'hi"'" ' When Genetnl Siott, before the I house committee ipioted from the mobilization rep .it to shun- that out , r.f ,. una-,.l!.,l Gimjirlli i,r tlflli tvi, i I ' - 1, ..,i ..i. ...n...i i,,..i.. .i..... i" ceii.iin ciu.s ...n-u io, -i o..,, only 4 T. aduilly wire nvailahle for the feudal sen (. e, ReprescnU-Anthony o:' Kansas askwl i w hether it was fair to judge tho : national guard system on a mohiliz',- natiopal gnaril system on tion of v lull was organized militia in teality Hie old Representatives i Hull .mil Green joined in this view. "Is it not a fact." Insisted Representative Green, "that neither the i national gnnro nor th" p-galnr army 1 -is contemplated by the national i!e-j fenso act of 191 was in existence p when the border call came? I General Scott admitted this w is i true, as the net did not go into ef fect until after th. call was made. H" rpiterr. ted his opinion, however, that completion of the new nrganiz '-tion would produce little better resultsRepres( ntatlve Tilson of Connecti-(fontinued on Rage Twul rescue and took the Russian In tow, but the steamer went to the bottom the next day. The consul said he was informed that the Russian was not under admiralty charter, although she had delivered ii cargo of mules at Saloniki, Ihe allied military base in Greece. The American government will makl inquiries at once to determine ilelinite-Iv the status of the shin. If it develops that she actually was a private vessel, Ihe German and Austrian governments will be asked whether one of their submarines made the attack. ENERAL SCOTT HANGS I BUYS HORSES EIGHTY-! THREE CENTS PER HEAD republican a. P. Leased Wire OMAHA. Dec. :'). -Twi l- hundred wild horses, supposed to range the gov ei nnient reseralion in Coconino county. Arizona, were sold by John Sinclair of Flagstaff to J. Sidney Smith of miNiiia. for ei-;hty-three ami a third cents a head Smith told a Jury in fel-er: I court lieie todav. Witnesses for the government iuc ioiisly testified t)iey paid $:,y to $7:, a head for these horses, believing thev were as repre sented, "bred up 'from imparted Ivr- tierons or that .Morgan or llamil- tonian stallions had been turned hsjse in tne wild nertis several years ago. Smith was a witness in his own I e-half in the g'ivernm"iit'.-i sun agaiust the I'nited states iivi'stock company and the Omaha. I.-'.nd and investment company, charged with use of the PENDENTS i Repub'ican A. P. Leatcd Wire WASHINGTON. I ev. "(I. Imle- I pendent m-mlwrs of the? Incoming house of representatives ure planning an otganii-atiou to work apart fioiu both democrat!! and repuhli- caas with the avowed purpose of j enforcing radical changes in the rules. i Iua i.tr. no imjiib iiai Xil-uu nuuU-.i for voting as u body In the sneaker- j hlp fight hut it is not imposxiblc , that such an arransement will be at- j tempted later. lnlorinal conferencek "inor.g inr!ei.e.:dentK now in congress have re-ulted in an atrreeme.it that something should be done to give more publicity to committee work. At least one of the independents has .H.lifcrrert will. 1'i.li.ni.l ll...iu,. ' veil over tne situation and will reek futther ad in s from him on how to proceed. 1 in ferences have proceed-i . ed iimetly. usual'y on the floor of the lions-. I'art.-ciuciits are disinclined to tall:, for botli democrats andrepublican;- arc eagerly seeking theit I favor, as tin- speakership situation , dally becomes more doubtful. 1 Rrpresenintitr Randall of California, pn hiidiionist. indicated today, however, the nature of the immediate I plans. We ar auMous that the rules be ' amended so that the ieope may know what their representatives are doing.'1 ne tciio. ihe present system of voting in tlin committee of tlr; whole makes it possible for members to fre- ipiLntly conceal their votes on verv ! important proposal". I think If wi leap remedy this situation and make I some changes in the method of re-1 porting bills from commit tees, an in dependent organization will he worth wl.de." Four independents, Representatives Sch'ill of Minnesota .".ml Martin of Louisiana, progressives; Randall of j Cnlilorniu. prohibitioni.,, and lotidor : of New York, socialist, are in the present house. Thev hope that rep-I re, ent at;ves-e!ei t Ktiller of Massachusetts an I Kcllv of I't-misylvani!. j anil Rankin of Montana will join them. Messrs. Fuller and Kcllv were elected as Independents. Miss Rankin is a republican, but hope of her independence is based or the fact that (Continued on Parr Two1 Republican A. P. Le.ii.ed Wlrel SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 20. War time secrets were let out of the bag today, one after the other, in the t mud States district court in the trial of Consul General Franz Ropp and assistants on conspiracy charges of vi- olating American neutrality. K. IL von Schack. vice consul and one of the defendants testified that he had been ordered by the German government to secure information on the I'acific coast concerning war munition shipments to Great Hritain and her al lies. For this purpose, he said, he hired C. C. Crowley, another of tne seven defendants, and Louis J. Smith, star witness for the government. Smith is co-defendant. "Were, these written orders?" asked John M. Rroston. lT. S. district attorney. Von Schack replied that they were. l'reston's request to kco Iheni brought an objection from Theodore Roache, of counsel for the defense, that such a demand was in violation of German anil American treaty rights covering inviolability of government documents. Von Schack said Crowley had reported to him discovery of a Japanese cruiser roaming up and down the California coast with field glasses gazing out at sea for glUnpses of German warships. The Japanese Crowley's reports showed, the witness said, had automobile wireless stations to relay any in- n r P MM PlP - WABTIMESEGHETS OUT DF BAG DURING THE BOPP TRIAL BALANCE mails to defraud in sales of more wild horses than existed in Coconino, by which the government alleges,, a large number of persons were swindled of Kins totalling $l,0"ii,i)(JO. h'mith is president of the I'nited States Live-Flock company and is one of the forty-four men indicted, eleven of whom are now on trial. Smith testified he bought l.'i.U'Mt wild horses, four thousand of which he stiil owned. He was of the opinion there were iit.niMi wild horses on the reserva- I ' tion although witnesses for the govern-I mem testified It was known there were I at no time more than 4. nun. a majority of them mavericks belonging to the state and to settlers. None of the purchasers, the witness said, insisted on the company catching the horses. They couid be corralled, he told the Jury but it would be a "man sized job." -! WOULD PATTERN AFTEr? STATE OF ARIZONA QfKRKTARo. Mix.. Ilec. :'0. A petition has lieeu presented to th" constitutionalist congress by , the cltixeiis of Mexico askin" for a provision In the new constitution abolishing the death penalty. -n 1 SH GENERAL " HEAD. Republican A. P. Leased WireJ NKW VOUK lec. 21 A desire of the British government to mobilize under oi.e general head the ent ire ocean cargo carrying facilities of the I'nited Kingdom for th exclusive ben- innmpllMnrn I1D U 1UL civill.-tM Oraitiin I ioi.H of the lliaH:Can that in.- .toicu a. ,11. n aim lilt: i: e,i i , countries, is the reason behind the '. last nights developments, it wonin r statement of Premier Llovd George i impossible bv legal means, to prevent that the shipping- of Great Britain will ! Thomas Campbell from sitting as gov-be ' nationali;ed." according to leading ernor on January 2. ll was also stated British shipping men here For some time, one t.f the representative steamship men said today all Knlihii vcsels have had abo-.;t .ine-tiiird of their cargo spaee or: :nan-ileered for grain. This space has re cently been Increased to such an extent that now the New York agent has only j alKiut one-thiid of his ship available to J private shippers. i The same authority added that it was his belief mote space would he ' controlled by the government by regulations renuiring that all cargos j be officially designated. Designation i of cm go w ill mean that the shipping in ' bottoms of any commodity other than that necessary for maintenance of army and civil life will be forbidden. it is also deemed not unlikely that Rntish ships now engaged in trade between neutral countries will be called upon to take their place in the line of ships engaged in carrying supplies to ireat Hritain and her allies. "Without official details of the proposed nationalization plan." an authority iu close touch with shipping, said: "I anticipate that in substance it means the entire resources of Great I'.ntain's merchant marine is to be brotiebt under one general executive (Continued on l'age Two) formation they secured. According to von Schack. Crowley asserted also that the Japanese cruiser ldzumo, cruising off the California coast outside the three mile limit, would relay to wireless stations in Canada information sent from the portable stations operated by the Japanese on land. Von Schack said a protest had been made to Rear Admiral Charles F. l'ond. then supervisor of thft twelfth naval district, and another letter of protest i to 'he state department. This was in i l"i Tho vice ccinsul denied that Crowley or any one else had been hired to do any dynamiting. ANOTHER (Special to The Arizona Republican) TUCSON. Dec. 20. Professor Isadore Colodny of the University cf Arizona, who vvat notified Monday by the board of regents that his services would be dispensed with after January 1, said today that he would continue to meet his classes unlets prevented by force and that he had retained the Phoenix firm of lawyers. Struckmcyer 4 Jenckes to repre Be Seated miai MARICOPA That attorneys for Governor Hunt and (iovernor-elect Campbell will today reach an agreement on a stipulation to hurry the contest, was learned last night. While no announcement was permitted to be made by either Senator Ives or Judge Sloan it Was learned on reliable authority that all opposition to the issue of the certificate f election by Sidney Oshoru would vanish this morning. (iovernor-elect Campbell "can iiualify M"d y. then, take his oath of office and repared, in case the contest is not decided against him before January I. R ;ls chief executive of the state of Arizona. I'nder terms said to have been 1 agreed to in s-eneral last night, but not to ls signed until today, the contestant will withdraw his objection to the issuance by the secretary of st.'ite of a certificate, of election, and will dismiss his appeal in the action brought by himself against Sidney I. Oslwirn as secretary of state and will dismiss ! such action. I The contestant will dismiss his ap-i ieal from the order of Judge Stanford, i dismissing the contest and by consent j of all parties, the order will be vacated iand the certificate will be deemed to j have been issued to Mr. Camplell prior j to the commencement of further r.ro-1 eeedings. The inspection of ballots for the pur pose of preparing for trial, will bo I continue", a swpuiaunn ior iue ap- poinlment of additional inspectors for the purpose of speeding up tiie insi.ee-: tion will probably he made. In effect the stipulation proposed to j !r- signed today, it is thought, will con-I cede on the part of Campbell, that Ihe j insiection shall continue hut at an increased rate of speed. And nn the part j of Hunt, it will be agreed thai the cer-Uificate issue, that all proceedings look I ing toward an injunction against Os- uirn will be dismissed and finally that such contests in other courts, as remain in effect now. will hedismissed--or in reality, transferred to Maricopa enuntv for trial, and no new court ac- tion lie started prior to the trial of tho contest nn Deo. 28. As to the proceedings in the supreme 'court Senator Ives stated before Judge ; Stanford yesterday that he was willlrur to dismiss them. Attorneys of considerable prominence last night assured The Repiit ll- in view of yesterdays and ! that the way things are moving now. j the contest will be absolutely and fin-ally settled by the middle of next I month. Tht dovelonments yesterday in the I tru;'gle between Governor Hunt and Hon. Thomas E. Camphell for the j possession of the office of governor I on January 2 were: A demand for- mallv made bv yr. Cjm'"!1 en retnrv of State Osborn for a ccrtlfl-Ite of election, and notification to Mr Campbell that the contest instituted against him in Navajo county by Sam Proctor in behalf of Governor Hunt hul somehow been resurrected, notwithstanding that Attorne" Frank 11. furley. of counsel for Governor Hint, produced n few days ago a written statement by Judge Sapp. of that countv. ihat the matter had been tr.ins'erred to Maricopa. Mr. Osborn refused to Issue the certificate, snyini' thnt he did not know whether he could do so, hut he intimated 'hat it would be issr.e.1 not later than December SH. There was another matter which, however. ca,nnot be called a development, since nothing has developed with respect to It. It camo up unexpectedly in superior court yesteednv morning in the course of an attempt hv Mr. Ives to have the record In the case so far, transferred to tho sunreme court. Thn the matter of the inspection of the ballots was opened automatic as is apt to lie done whenever '.. evs of the oniHislitg sides meel Mr. tves proposed a stipulalhin. ji one-.idei one. Fe desired a resumh-' of the Inspection of Ihe hnJIots. tip condition on his part being that i -t ficate of election should he. 1 to Mr. Campbell. And right her" there ft liltle side-plny that was regarded ns significant and de-vi. id of consideration by Governor Hunt, his counsel and friends for the face of Secretary of State Osliorn. Refore submitting the proposition, Mr. Ives said that he would like to encage in a five minutes' conference. Naturally, it was supposed that ho desired to ccr.fer w.th the onlv man who could isue such a certificate. Mr Oshorn. Rut Mr. Osborn was not In the room. However, Leroy Iadd. the governor's private secretary and Homer R. Wood, the governor's inspector, were there; that was sufficient After a talk with them in a corner. Mr. Dos announced thnt the certificate would issue provided tho (Continued on rage Three) CONTEST sent him in hit fight against the board. Colodny claims that the regents have no right to sumrr.-arily remove a professor without asslgn-ina a reason, whereas the "-agents' notification merely based his dismissal on the grounds that it was for "the best interests of the university."He claims to have the support of other members of the faculty.